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by ArekDymalski 995 days ago
> Any good argument that anyone can think of for a scenario where smart eyewear will not be as ubiquitous as smart phones eventually?

I see 2 potential scenarios:

1. Some series of safety/privacy mishaps will lead to social/media hysteria which will push politicians towards a ban for such devices.

2. Initial price set too high will cause vicious circle of: low userbase -> lack of interest from developers -> lack of valuable features -> low userbase.

I won't argue that these are very probable scenarios, but quite possible imho.

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> 2. Initial price set too high will cause vicious circle of:

These are listed at $299. Hardly expensive, compared to how much ray bans cost.

But these aren't good enough to see mass adoption. It's possible that the tech needed to create an affordable smart glasses product that is actually usefully is for whatever reason just physically impossible to create.